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UN Special Coordinator Joins Model UN Debates
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka joined Lebanese students taking part in a Model United Nations simulation organized by the Lebanese American University. Sharing her experiences as a senior UN official in Lebanon and a former Ambassador at the UN Security Council, the Special…
Statement of the International Support Group for Lebanon
As the presidential vacancy enters its fifth month, amid lacking reforms, entrenching positions and deepening polarization, the International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) is gravely concerned about the ramifications of a prolonged presidential vacuum. The ISG urges the political leadership and…
UN Special Coordinator Discusses the Municipal Elections in Lebanon
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka hosted this week two meetings with foreign and Arab ambassadors on the importance of Lebanon conducting its municipal elections on time in May despite its multiple crises and on how the international community can support this important milestone…
UN Special Coordinator Discusses Situation in Lebanon with Foreign Delegation
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka highlighted in discussions with different foreign delegations this week UNSCOL’s good offices role and advocacy efforts on issues that are vital to Lebanon and its stability. The Special Coordinator met with a visiting US congressional staff delegation, with…
UN Special Coordinator Stresses Need for Immediate Action and Reforms in Lebanon
UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka stressed to Lebanese leaders this week the need to take immediate action to deliver on required reforms and to address the country’s political and socio-economic crises in light of growing popular discontent in Lebanon. Angry demonstrators attacked banks in…
UN Secretary-General's Spokesperson - on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
The Secretary-General has extended the mandate of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon from 1 March 2023 to 31 December 2023 for the limited purpose of completion of the non-judicial residual functions of the Special Tribunal and for the orderly closure of the Special Tribunal. Mandated to conduct the…
UN Special Coordinator Visits Saudi Arabia
Today, UN Special Coordinator Joanna Wronecka visited Saudi Arabia. She tweeted: “Grateful for constructive and in-depth discussions with H.E @AdelAljubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and H.E @W_Elkhereiji, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of KSA. We exchanged views on the situation in…